Paper-money deliverer.



T. BILYEU.

PAPER MONEY DELIVERER. APPLICATIOIN FILED JAN. 18. I913.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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PAPER MONEY DELIVERER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18. 1913.

1,178,377. Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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730m EzQeu arren snares an enna THOWL-l BILYEU, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIG-lf-ZGE, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, '10 INTEBNATIQNAL MONEY MACHINE COMPANY, QB TERRE I-IAUTE, INDIANA, A.

CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

PAPER-IVIONEY"DELIVERJER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed January 18, 1913. Serial No. 742,958.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat L'Trrorms BILYEU, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Portland, in the. county of Multnomah and I State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Money .Deliverers, of which the following is a specn fication.

A certain type ofmechanical cashier heretofore proposed includes instrumentalities for mechanically paying-out money in The means for delivering bills from the machine mentioned comprises pivoted delivery or suction mem;

the form of coins and bills.

bers adapted to pick up a bill from a pile and bypivotal movement, carry said bill to a point of delivery.

The present invention involves improvements in the said paper currency or bill paying; mechanism, Ian important object being tosimplify the same and to so construct the delivery members themselves that the latter have a straight line movement In carrying the bill to the point of delivery. The delivery mechanism is rendered very dependable bythe present improvements and the space necessary for operation of the delivery members is greatly economized. Pneumatic or suction bill delivery devices are also utilized in the present machine and bill holders adapted to support-a pile of' bills are associated with the delivery devices and are susceptible of operation, also through pneumaticmeans, in order to codperate with the delivery devices in effecting initial separation of a bill from the pile preliminary to its delivery. I

The invention involves additionally, other special features of construction and arrangement of parts that will be more fully set forth in the following detailed description,

which- Figurel. is a topplan view of a currency handling machine comprising the essential features of the invention, a portion of the casing of they machine and keyboard being broken away to bring out the arrangement of interior parts. Fig. 2 is a view looking 7 toward the end of the machine, the end casing plate removed, and illustrating by dotted lines the-extent of delivery movement of the deliverers, and also the range of movement holder.

of the bill. holders which supply the deliverers. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of one of the delivery mechanisms alone. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but looking at the mechanism illustrated from the opposite side of the same. Fig. 5 is a rear view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2, dotted lines showing the deliverer upraised as when lifted to facilitate the introduction of a new supply of bills upon the associated bill holder. Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary view of the latch and guide mechanism for each deliverer. Fig. 7. is a detail view, parts broken away, bringing out more clearly the from the front and from the side thereof. I

In the drawings, A denotes the casing of the machine, the same having the keyboard B at its right hand end, and a plurality of holders 'C at the left of said keyboard, a deliverer I) being associated with each It is contemplated that any suit able number of bill holders C may be employed, those illustrated, however, being designed to supply bills of different denominations to the respective deliverers. The capacity of the machine is such that bills of one dollaiytwo dollar, five dollar, ten dollar and twenty dollar denominations are carried in piles or packs disposed on the holders C, the latter being virtually vertioperated in a manner which will appear fully hereinafter. A main actuator or handle E at the right hand end of the machine is adapted to operate an ejector shaft I mounted in suitable bearings in the casing A and extending-longitudinally the entire length of said casing.

By referring to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the holder G is supported at the gper end of a rod 2, the lower end of whichjhs' secured to a piston 3 which operates vertically in acylinder l carried on the base of the machine. The'holder C has a depending guide member 5 operating in a tubular guide 6 and by this means a proper movement of the holder is prescribed. Theholder C con-' sists primarily of a plate having a number of apertures 'or openings 7 and an associated deliverer D arranged above the holder is of which leads to a main air or auction conduit i that extends almost the entire length oi? the casing i l and is connected with any suitable suction creating; device 13 see Fig. l. The connection between the pipes 53 and is such that the pipe 1) is virtually swivelcd on the pipe it). This connection is neces sary to permit the deliverer l) to he raised by a sort of pivotal movement with the pipe 9 as its axis. in order that a supply olf hills or mpiivalent currency may he (lispostal on the coiiperatiiiig holder Cl. as shown in dottei'l lines in Fig. 5 ol' the drawings. Norn'iall ir, however, the deliverer I) held in a horizontal position by the ru'ovlsioii of a latch mechanism which includes the slide catch 14 that engages a slotted guide 15 upon a, standard 16 secured to the base of the machine.

it is contemplated that the deliverin: l) shall have iprocal movement in its delivery operation and the catch 1i works back and forth iuthe sliltfol the guide 15 duringsuch morement of the delivercr. Suitablefinger pieces 17 are grasped lrytlm op eratorin order to retract the catch 'l l sutlicicutly to diaengagze it from the guide 15 and the latch mechanism is 'shown quite clearly in Fig. (l of the drawings.

The pipes 9 10, 11 and 12 and the tubular arm 8, being all in communicatii'm with one auothcr,and connected with the conduit 1 -h establish a connection between the conduit and the deliverer D. whereby a suction may be created in the dclircrer through the opening in the hottoi'n of the latter. It is oh' vious therefore that it the pile of hills carllffljlly the holder (J is lifted sullicientlj to bring; the uppermost bill into engagement with the deliverer l). a subsequent lowerii'ig of the holder C will separate said uppermost hill from the pile oi bills due to the tact that the suction created in the dcliverer is sniiicient to iirmly hold said hill against the under side of the deliver-er. l til operating n'ieans '18 therefore provided for moving each holder (3 toward and from its deliverer and such means will now be set forth in detail.

Connected with the rod Qavhich supports the holder Cl, is a transverse bar 18 which pro ects froi'n opposite sides of the rod 2 and has attached to one of its end portioi'ic a link 19. The linlclfl is cured to a control lever '20 wlnclris jiivoterl intermedh ate JiZS ends on a bracliet 21, the rear ere the cylinder ei. HIT-lint? condu1t:13 1s sulhciently great that macaw tremit of the lever 20 being connected with a tension sprilig 22 that normally tends to more the front end of the lever and the holder 0 upwardly. From the pipe 12 previously mentioned leads a branch pipe 23 that ccmnnunicates with the lowerend of The suction created in the the tendency to create a vacuum in the lower portlon oi. the cylinder +l will cause the piston 3 to be retained at the lower limit of its movement in the cylii'idcr,andthcreby main tain the holder C at the lower extreme of its movement under normal conditions, notwithstanding the tension of the spring 22. The end of the bar 18 opposite that connected with the link 15) is adapted to be e163- ;Iaeed by a catch 24 of a locking member 25. The locking member 2:) is of peculiar form. practically L-shape, the long arm of said member being pivotallyconnected at 26 to an ejector arm 27. A, suitable hearing 28 is provided for the locking member and 0perates through a slot 29 in themiddle p0r tion of said member, "which slot is offset at oneend. A spring 30 anchored to the base of the machine at one end is attached at its other end to the ejector arm 27 and normallj holds the latter retracted or in a rearmoat position. The ejector arm 27 for each holder and delivery mechanism is loosely mounted upon the main shaft 1 and veach arm 2? is bifurcated at its upper extremity to engage with a stud 31 carried by the rear end of the pipe 9, which, as before mentioned, has a swivel and telescopic connection with the pipe 10. j j i Upon the shaft 1 which loosely carries the several ejector arms 27 are also mounted rigidly a plurality of clutch mcur1bers-32 of special eoimtruction, and each clutch member ispivoted at its lower end to a collar 33, rigidly secured to the shaft 1. and a spring: 3-1 is connected at one end to the clutch member and at its opposite end to an arm an olfstanding from said collar. A lateral catch 36 is formed with the clutch memher in! and said member 32 is operable by a selector bar 37. The bar 37in pivotally saumorted at its front end, as shown at 38 and a rod 39 connects said bar 37 intermediate its ends with the bell crank 40 of a shaft 41 mounted in hearings on the casing A beneath the keyboard 13. A'key 42 is secured at its lower end to one arm of the hell crank lever 4-0, the other arm being secured to the rod 1}!) aforesaid. By dcpressing the key 42 to tilt the lever 40, the selector bar 37 is moved horizontally to engage and force the clutch member 32 to a position in rear oi. the adjacent ejcctorarm Eli against the tension of the spring Fi l. In v this manner. the catch 36 engages the ejector arm and holds the clutch member 32 in cooperative relation with respect to said arm,

i dollar bills.

whereupon, should the shaft 1 be rotated partly by the handle E, it is obvious that the rigidly mounted clutch member 32 carried thereby will be oscillated suliiciently to impart corresponding movement to the ejector arm. Movement of the ejector arm in this manner will reciprocate the deliverer D. Since an understanding of the particular time of operation of the different mechanisms of the machine is important to a com prehension of the advantages of the inven tion, a complete transaction of the machine will now be described.

' It may be noted that the keyboard B may comprise any suitable number of keys, this depending somewhat upon the capacity of the machine in reference to the difi'erent de nominations of bills payable thereby. Thus, the one dollar key, 42 would be connected to a selector bar 37 that cooperates with the clutch member 32 of the holder C for one dollar key 42. would .be connected by its selector rod 29 with the selector bars 37 which coiiperate with the clutch members 32 of the one dollar and two dollar deliverers D so that, by depression of the single three their normal positions, as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 2, a twenty dollar bill is sup-- ported by the deliverer D some distance above the pile of bills carried by the holder 0 therebeneath. Said bill is supported ow-- ing to the suction created in the deliverer D and the holderC is maintained in its lowermost position by the same suction acting within the cylinder 4. All that the operator has to do therefore is to depress the twenty dollar key 42 which throw the parts 37 and 32 laterally engaging the latter with its coiiperating ejector. arm 27. The handle E is now grasped and pulled forwardly, the

ejector arm 27 forcing the deliverer D out wardly toward the front ofthe machine, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,unt1l the free front end portion of the bill pro ects from the casing 3A. During such forward. movement of the ejector arm 27, the locking member 25 is moved forward also, so that its catch 24 engages over the adjacent end of the transverse bar 18. hen the operator takes the bill from the deliverer D in the transaction just referred to, the air-line in the On the other hand, the three' conduit 13 and connected pipes and deliverer, is broken, air.being drawn into the deliverer D through the orifices in its under I side and suction in the cylinder l being im mediately relieved lVere it not for the 1 position of the catch 24 engaging over the bar 18, the control lever 20 would force the holder C upward immediately that the bill is taken from the deliverer, but such action is prevented by the catch until the deliverer returns to its normal position to which it is pulled by the spring 30 as soon as the pres sure on the handle E is relieved. During the return movement of the deliverer, the catch 24 of the locking member 25 is being disengaged from the bar 18 and-just as the deliverer reaches its normal position, the holder 0 is released fromothe catch Qiand is forced upward by the spring 22 connected with the control lever 20. In this way, the pile of bills is raised to the deliverer and the uppermost billjenga ges the under side of the deliverera'nd closes the suction openings thereinthereby restoring the unbroken air-line to the deliverer. This action creates a sufiicient amount of suction'in the cylinder 4 to force the piston 3 downward, thereby restoring the holder C to its normal lowermost position and leaving a bill engaged withthe cooperating deliverer, ready to be delivered in a future transaction of the machine, 7

The holdersC are provided with the openings 7 not only for lightening them in con,

struction but in. order that when the-last bill supported on the holder is delivered to the deliverer D, on restoration of the holder to its lowermost position, not too great a pull willbe exerted against the bill to disengage it from the deliveren' \Vhile I prefer to use a suction air-line, so to speak, in controllingthe operation of the bill holding and delivering mechanisms, I do not wish to be limited in this respect since it would be practicable to use air pressure in accomplishing substantially similar results as are produced in the operation of the present'machine.

My invention contemplates'quite broadly the provision of the special bill holding and delivering means as cotiperatively associated in the manner illustrated and described,

whether controlled pneumatically. or mechanic'ally. I find that, in paying large sums of money from my machine, it is useful to employ a special mechanism for repeating the action of the deliverer so that two or more bills may be delivered from the machine at a single operation of the contrblling instrumentalities.

By reason of the factthat each holder G is movable downwardly away from its dc,- liverer through the action of the operatmg piston 3, while said holder is raised to supply a fresh bill to the deliverer by means of the spring actuated lever, it will be apparent i that the downward movement of the holder will be relatively slow, whereas said upward movement willv be considerably accelerated.

- This is a desirable feature in the practical operation of the machine because, were the downward movement of the holder a quick movement, there would be a tendency for the bill bei ath that engaged with the deliverer to be displaced. The special operating n1 aans described eliminates any liability of an improper operation of the parts in the performance of the functions just referred to. y u

The removal of a bill, or piece of money, from the deliverer D causes the lever 20 and spring 22 to perform their function of moviug the holder to supply a fresh bill to said deliver-er at the proper time. It is apparent, therefore, that the money paying mechanism is controlled in its action by the removal of the bill from the machine. and I desire to claim this idea broadly whether or not the control is effected in the particular manner and by the special means hereinbefore described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a currency paying machine, the combination of money holders adapted to support piles of bills, a deliverer coiiperating with each holder, supporting means for the deliverer, a pivotal connection between the delivcrer and its supporting means whereby the delivcrer may be moved away from its cooperating money holder for replenishing the latter, means for operating the deliverer, and locking and guiding means intermediate the deliverer and its supporting means for maintaining the deliverer in its normal operating position.

2. In a currency paying machine, the combination of money holders adapted to support piles of bills, a deliverer cooperating with each holder and adapted for movement to carry a. bill to a point of deposit, a deliverer support, means for supplying a bill from a cooperating holder to the deliverer, and a loose connection between the deliverer and said support whereby movement of the deliverer independent of the movement aforesaid is afforded to facilitate replenishing of the bills carried by each holder.

3. In a paper currency delivering machine,

the combination of relatively movable bill' ment to facilitate replenishing the supply of bills to its holder.

4. In a paper currency delivering machlne,

the combination of relatively movable bill holders and associated deliverers, means controlling relative movement of said parts whereby a bill may be supplied to each dclivcrer from its holder, means for causing sliding movement of each dcliverer to carry a bill to a delivery point, and a pivotal con nection intermediate the last named means and each deliverer permitting independent movementyof said. deliverer to facilitate ac cess to its bill holder for replenishing purposes and lock means normally preventing @he latter movement.

5. 'In a paper currencydelivering machine, the combination of bill holders, deliverers associated tlierewith,-means for supplying a bill from each holder to itsdeliverer, means for causing delivery movement of each deliverer to carry a bill to a suitable point of deposit, and means pivotally connecting each deliverer with the last mentioned means to permit an abnormal movement of unneliverer to facilitate replenishing oi the supply of bills to its associated holder.

6. In a paper money handling machine, a money holder adapted to support a pile of bills, a bill delivery member and its op erating means, means to move the holder toward and from the delivery member to effect separation of a bill from the pile, and a connection between the deliverer and its operating means to cause normal delivery movement of the said member and permitting separate movement to facilitate access to the holder.

7. In a paper money handling machine, a movable money holder adapted to support a pile of bills, a bill delivery member, and pneumatic means common to the holder for controlling its movement and to the delivery member for controlling the delivering ac tion of the latter.

8. In a paper money handling machine, a money holder adapted to support a pile of bills, a bill delivery membe and its operating means coacting with the holder and delivery member, pneumatic means for effecting movement of the holder away from the delivery member and for causing the delivery member to support a. bill supplied thereto from the holder, and other means automatically operable to move the holder toward the delivery member.

9. In a paper money handling machine, a money holder adapted to support a pile of bills, a bill delivery member and its operating means, and pneumatic means controlling the action of the delivery member and adapted to move the holder in relation to the deliverymember to effect a separation of a bill from the pile.

10. In a machine of the class described,

a in

the combination of a bill delivery member,

,of a bill from the delivery member to oper-f ate the simply means;

ll. In a machine of'the class described,

the con'lbination'ofa bill delivery member,

means for supplying bills for delivery by said i'uember, and pneumatic means establishing an air line including the delivery member and which line when broken is adapted to cause Operation of the-billsupply means.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a bill delivery member, means for supplying bills for delivery by said member, and pneumatic means establishing an air line including the delivery member and the bill supply means, and which line broken by removal of a bill from the delivery member is adapted to cause relative movement of said means and me1nher to again supply the member Witha bill 'for'delivery. p

13. Ina machine of the class described, the combination of a bill delivery member, means-for supplying bills fordelivery by said member, and pneumatic means establishing an air line including the delivery member, means for causing delivery movement of the said member, and means to automatically operate the bill. supply means on return movement of the delivery member. 14:. In a machine of the class described, the combination. of a bill delivery member,

means for supplyingfbills for delivery by said member, pneumatic means establishing an air line includingthe delivery member, means for causing delivery movement of the said member, means to automatically operate the bill supply means on return movement of the delivery, member, and means whereby the supply means is" controlled from said air line.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a pneumatic'bill delivery member, means for supplying bills for delivery by said member, and pneumatic means controlled by removal of a-ibill from r i the delivery member-to operate the supply 16. In a paper currency paying machine, the combination of holders each adapted to chine, the combination of a, plurality of holders adapted to support piles of bills, a deliverer for each holder, manual means for means normally tending to raise the holder of said deliverer to engagethe uppermost bill on said holder with the .deliverer, and

moving a deliverer to a delivery point,

means for restraining the last' mentioned means during delivery movement of the deliverer and releasing same onnormalizing of the deliverer, y

18. In a paper currency: delivering machine, the combination of aplurality of 19. In a paper currency handling machine, the combination ofa plurality of holders, a deliverer associated with eachv holder, manually operable means common to the dehverers to actuate the same, selective mechanism to control operation of the deliverer s, means normally tending to raise the holders to engage the uppermost bills thereon with the associated deliverers, and catch mechanism controlled by the movement of the deliverers for restraining the last mentioned means until the deliverers assume predetermined positions in relation to the'r holders. v

2O. elivery mechanism of the class described comprising a holder adapted to support pile of bills, a deliverer associated with said holder, manual means for effect- ,ing delivery movement of said deliverer, a spring actuated lever for raising the holderin relation to its deliverer, and a catchc-onnected to the deliverer operating means to deliverer until the deliverer assumesa predetermined position.

21..In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a holder adapted to sup port a pile of bills, a deliverer adapted to receive and carry a bill to a point of del very, means for effecting sliding delivery movement of said deliverer, and meanspen mitting raising of the del'ivererin relation to the holder to afford access to thelatter Y for replenishing purposes.

22. In a machine of the class described,

' the combination of a. holder adapted to sup 'port a pile of bills, a deliverer adapted to receive and carry a bill to a point of demovement of said deliverer, and detachable guide means permitting raising of the'deliverer in relation to the holder to aliord livery, means for edecting sliding delivery restrain movement of the holder toward the neeted with the cylinder and the holder to cause the pistonin the former to move the holder and to cause a hill to he held by the deliverer when supplied thereto.

24. In a machine of the class desrrihed, the comhination of a. holder adapted to support a pile of bills, at doliverer to carry hills from the holder to a suitable point of delivery, a. cylinder, a piston in said eylin der operativcly eonnected with the holder, means for actuating the deliverer, pneumatic means establishing an air line connected with the cylinde' and the holder to cause the piston in the former to move the holder and to cause a-bill to be held by the deliverer when supplied thereto, and means operable by removal of a hill from the de liverer to impart other nnn'ement to said holder.

In a machine of the class deserilaid, the conihinatioi'l of a holder adapted to support a pile of hills, a deliverer to earry bills from the holder to a suitable point of delivery, a cylinder, a piston in said cylinder operatively conneeled with the holder, means for actuating the delirerer, pnelr matic means establishing an air line rennected with the eylinder and the holder to cause the piston in the forearm to move the holder and to cause a hill to e held by the deliverer when supplied thereto, and means operable by renewal of a'bill from the deliverer to impart other movement to said holder and consisting ot' a lever ronnerled with the holdeand operable antonnitieally to cause relative movement of the holder and deliver-er when the latter returns to its normalposition after a transartion of the machine.

26. A money handling machine commising money holders, mechanisn'i for paying:

out money. and mechanism controlled in its operation by removal of a. piece of money from the machine governing the action of the paying out mechanism.

27.111 a. money hamlling; machine, the rombination ol a. holder adapted to support a pile of bills, :1 drlivin'er adapted to receive a bill from the holder, means for causing delivery movement of said deliverer, means l'or elleeting; a quirk relative movement of the i'leiivercr and bolder toward one an other to supply a bill to the deliverer, and means for causing a eompm'atively slow relative moven'ient oi the di'iliverer and holder away from one another.

528. In a money lun'idling machine, the eombii'nition of a holder for a pile of bills, a deliverer, means'li'or inn'n'zrting delivery movement to said deliverer, means for cans inn: ouirhi lmn'ement of the holder toward the delivrrer to supply a. bill to the latter,

and means For cousin a comparatively slow im'lvement' of the holder in returning the same to its normal position. i

.351. in a. money handling machine, th

combination of a. holder for a pile of bills, :1. deliver-er, means for imparting delivery inovmnent to said deliverer, means for causing quiet: movement of the holder toward the delivm'er to supply a bill to the latter,

and pneumatic means li'or causing a coinparatively slow movement of the holderin rrlnrninp the sameto its normal position.

fill. in a monev handling: machine for de .liverine; paper current v. the combination of a holder tor a pile of bills, delivery mechanism eomprisingg; a member :ulapted to re- ((lv'l a hill prelimimny to delivery of the same, means l'or rausing quirk relative more meal of the holder and said member in alinenient with and loward one another to thereby supply a hill in said member, and means lot ram-zine a relatively slow movement ol said holder and member away from one another.

ill. \,l|ll)lll paying marhine comprising a pneluualic bill delivering and mrrhanism ronlrolled by removal ill a bill from said d liverer governing the action of the latter.

in testimony wln-rrol. l alllX my signature in the prra-rnre ol' two witnesses.

Tl ll'lMAti BTLYEU. llnesses:

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Lctiers 9mm No. 1,278,377

ions in It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,178,377, granted April 4, 1916,

1 upon the application of Thomas Bily'cu, of Portland, Oregon, for an improvement iii Paper-Money Delivercrs, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 4, claim 8, strike out lines 111-112 and insert the Words and syllables crating means, pneumatic means coactt'ng with the holder and delivery memberfor efl'ect; same page and claim, line 113, for the words awny from read weld/tine to; same page, line 129, claim 10, for the Word supply read supplying, and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the=Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of May, A. D., 1916.

i n. F. WHlTEHEAD,

[EaEfLLJ Aczii'na Uommissioner of Patents. 

